cross-posted from: lemmy.bestiver.se/post/745919
A real gut punch earlier today when she messaged me: ‘We have gone on so many adventures together! But, into the great unknown! I go first!!!’"
Rip.
Legendary game designer, programmer Rebecca Heineman has died
Submitted 1 day ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 22 hours ago
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 1 day ago
What a shame.
Their work on the Doom port to 3DO was an absolutely olympic task. It was a shame following the rapid downward spiral of their health.
MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
I met her at a convention and she was so gracious.
xyzzy@lemmy.today 17 hours ago
What a delightful person she was. My boxed copy of The Bard’s Tale III for Apple II and my giant book of mega dungeons are both on display in my house. They stand as a small monument to her and her wife’s contributions to the games industry.
Doorknob@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Incredibly sad news. You’d always see her popping up in places you wouldn’t expect, YouTube comment threads, discord servers. I followed her mastodon posts and it was heartbreaking to read her posts about looking after Jennell in her final months, but she was so upbeat and warm as well in her interactions with people. Her work is of course legendary and Jennell too made some of the Quake maps that I still play to this day.
I do like to think though that is nice that the two of them are reunited. RIP Burger Becky.
GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com 23 hours ago
Rest In Peace
DigDoug@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
RIP Burger Becky
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Feels weird upvoting this. I assure you I’m upvoting as a sign of respect to the woman, and not as some way to approve of her death. Which is very sad.
bus_factor@lemmy.world 1 day ago
An upvote is to spread awareness. It doesn’t necessarily mean you like the message.